Leaderboards/Child Therapy and Development

Child Therapy and Development

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Cameron T. Alldredge
Baylor University
2
Dorthe Djernis
Mental Health Foundation
3
Liat Shamri Zeevi
Ono Academic College
4
Xing Wei
University of Nevada, Reno
5
Aviv Kushnir
Carmel (Israel)
6
Mireille Smits-van der Nat
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
7
Jacquelyn K. Wiersma
Unknown
8
Per Øystein Haavold
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
9
Yiwei Tang
Hunan University of Science and Technology
10
Suzanne Axelsson
PE International (Germany)

Rising Stars Papers

1
A meta-analysis of the intervention effect of mindfulness training on athletes’ performance
Frontiers in Psychology|2024
46 cit.
2
The Value of Pretend Play for Social Competence in Early Childhood: A Meta-analysis
Educational Psychology Review|2024
38 cit.
3
The Relationship Between Financial Stress and Job Performance in China: The Role of Work Engagement and Emotional Exhaustion
Psychology Research and Behavior Management|2024
8 cit.
4
Treating Hot Flashes with Hypnosis: Does Hypnotizability Modulate Reductions?
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings|2024
7 cit.
5
Preliminary Survey Data From an App-Delivered Hypnosis Intervention for Smoking Cessation
Tobacco Use Insights|2024
3 cit.
6
Group therapy for pain: The current literature and clinician resources.
Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice|2024
1 cit.
7
Pre-Service Teachers’ Knowledge of and Beliefs About Direct and Indirect Proofs
Investigations in Mathematics Learning|2024
1 cit.
8
Opportunity to learn in Norwegian and Finnish lower secondary mathematics textbooks
NOMAD Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education|2025
1 cit.
9
Differences between experts in mathematical problem solving
Thinking Skills and Creativity|2025
1 cit.
10
Assessing an Outdoor Office Work Intervention: Exploring the Relevance of Measuring Frequency, Perceived Stress, Quality of Life and Connectedness to Nature
Healthcare|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Gisela Dias
Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga
2
Tuğçe Aytemiz
Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital
3
Esin Sezgin
Afyon Kocatepe University
4
Brittany Ann Reid
Unknown
5
Sharon Salzberg
Barre Town Middle and Elementary School
6
Girija Kaimal
Drexel University
7
Simon James Crisp
Unknown
8
Natalie M. Thayer
Towson University
9
Elizabeth R. Kitt
Yale University
10
Thomas Iversen
National Center for PTSD

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety: Relations with avoidance and self-efficacy
Behaviour Research and Therapy|2022
17 cit.
2
Using mobile eye-tracking to evaluate gaze behavior during a speech in pediatric anxiety disorders
Journal of Affective Disorders|2024
7 cit.
3
The Role of Family-Level Factors in Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Emotion and Psychopathology|2023
4 cit.
4
Extinction Learning Across Development: Neurodevelopmental Changes and Implications for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Current topics in behavioral neurosciences|2023
4 cit.
5
The Mediating Role of Emotion Lability and Emotion Regulation in The Relationship Between Social-Emotional Adaptation with Behavior Regulation and Social Skills Among Preschool Children
Yaşam Becerileri Psikoloji Dergisi|2023
4 cit.
6
“Through the fire and flames, we carry on:” Art Therapy Small N Feasibility Study With Adult Burn Patients in an Acute Care Setting
Journal of Burn Care & Research|2022
3 cit.
7
Turkish adaptation of the Smartphone Distraction Scale (SDS)
Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry|2022
3 cit.
8
Art Therapy Intervention Protocol for Research With Adult Hospitalized Burn Patients
Art Therapy|2025
3 cit.
9
A Creative Arts Therapy and Nutrition Education Approach for Postmenopausal Women
Art Therapy|2023
2 cit.
10
Responding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety
Journal of Affective Disorders|2024
2 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Kirk D. Strosahl
National Heart Foundation of Australia
2
Richard M. Steers
University of Michigan
3
John M. Zelenski
Carleton University
4
Norman E. Amundson
University of British Columbia
5
William A. Borgen
University of British Columbia
6
Asa-Sophia Maglio
University of British Columbia
7
Steven R. Asher
Illinois State Board of Education
8
Dee C. Ray
University of North Texas
9
Clara E. Hill
University of Maryland, College Park
10
Tim Dalgleish
University of Cambridge

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Employee-Organization Linkages: The Psychology of Commitment, Absenteeism, and Turnover.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1984
4.7k cit.
2
A Guide to Conducting Consensual Qualitative Research
The Counseling Psychologist|1997
2.9k cit.
3
Consensual qualitative research: An update.
Journal of Counseling Psychology|2005
2.8k cit.
4
Experiential avoidance and behavioral disorders: A functional dimensional approach to diagnosis and treatment.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology|1996
2.8k cit.
5
Friendship and friendship quality in middle childhood: Links with peer group acceptance and feelings of loneliness and social dissatisfaction.
Developmental Psychology|1993
2.1k cit.
6
Organizational, work, and personal factors in employee turnover and absenteeism.
Psychological Bulletin|1973
2.1k cit.
7
Antecedents and Outcomes of Organizational Commitment
Administrative Science Quarterly|1977
2k cit.
8
Peer relations and later personal adjustment: Are low-accepted children at risk?
Psychological Bulletin|1987
2k cit.
9
Employee-Organization Linakges: The Psychology of Commitment, Absenteeism and Turnover
Industrial and Labor Relations Review|1985
1.7k cit.
10
Loneliness in Children
Child Development|1984
1.2k cit.

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